deliciosavsdeliciosasConfusable pair

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“deliciosa” and “deliciosas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,125
“deliciosa” frequency rank
#22,317
“deliciosas” frequency rank
32442
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deliciosa deliciosas
Definition Forma del femenino de delicioso. Forma del femenino plural de delicioso.

Where the eye mixes deliciosa and deliciosas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. deliciosa runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against deliciosas's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
deliciosa
10 ch
deliciosas

Why the eye confuses deliciosa with deliciosas

A purely visual mix-up. deliciosa ([d̪eliˈsjosa]) and deliciosas ([d̪eliˈsjosas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “deliciosa” sits inside “deliciosas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deliciosa is recorded at frequency rank #10,125, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈsjosa]. deliciosas is at rank #22,317, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eliˈsjosas].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 32442, this pair ranks #201,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of deliciosa vs deliciosas

Shared letters: acdeilos. Private to "deliciosa": -. Private to "deliciosas": -.

"deliciosa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV  ·  "deliciosas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deliciosa ← ddeliciosa · deilciosa · delciiosa · delicciosa · delicioas · deliciossa · delicisoa · delicoisa
  • deliciosas ← ddeliciosas · deilciosas · delciiosas · delicciosas · delicioass · deliciosass · deliciossas · delicisoas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "deliciosa" for "deliciosas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eliˈsjosa] versus [d̪eliˈsjosas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "deliciosa" or "deliciosas"?
"deliciosa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,125 in our Spanish list, against #22,317 for "deliciosas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "deliciosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "deliciosas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #201,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deliciosa" and "deliciosas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deliciosas vs deliciosos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #201,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list